Broker22 February 2022
. . . . The Shadow Broker – by Tina Clough. No, not a story about shady insurance brokers! This is the latest thrilling read from New Zealand crime writer Tina Clough. Coded messages on a found burner phone, top-level government corruption and a shadowy mastermind who calls himself T...
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Broker22 February 2022
We strapped on the hiking boots and took to some of the scenic walks in this world famous wonderland. Where to stay. Te Anau is a great base for Fiordland, although if you’ve got mobile accommodation (Caravan or Motorhome) then I’d suggest one of the many DoC campgrounds in the area. Cascade...
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Broker22 February 2022
Our underwriting team at Star are always keen to make sure we understand the risk we’re insuring; both so that it fits within our appetite and helps the client to minimise any potential loss. There are two important risk factors we question when providing terms for caravans. Will the wheels rem...
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Broker22 February 2022
Following on from the hugely successful ‘BUSTED! Stories from New Zealand’s Leading Private Investigator’ Ron McQuilter tells more stories of the incredible New Zealand cases in which. he has been involved. . Extortion, fraud, insurance scams and workplace theft are just some of the intrigu...
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Broker22 February 2022
The best experience a client can have is when an insurer settles their claim within a reasonable length of time and with a financial settlement that indemnifies them for the loss which has occurred. As a broker or adviser, helping your client at the time of. a potential claim is where your value ca...
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Automotive22 February 2022
If you’ve been busy with new vehicle insurance quotes in the past year then it could be because 2021 was the biggest sales year on record for the New Zealand new vehicle industry. As a country we added 165,287 new cars to the roads in the last 12 months and an increasing number of these were Tesl...
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Motorcycle22 February 2022
“One of the three most significant motorcycles in history” — that’s how Hayden Tasker describes the Honda CB750, considered by many to be the first superbike. He believes the bike changed motorcycling — so it’s no surprise to find three of them in his collection of police specials By Rit...
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Motorcycle22 February 2022
On the northern edge of the Banks Peninsula, but still close enough to be labelled part of Christchurch, sits Te Onepoto/Taylors Mistake. Kathy Catton investigates the charm of this idyllic Christchurch beach. Story Kathy Catton Photos Stephen Goodenough. At the south-eastern extremity of Christc...
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